WORLD NEWS Somalia rejects Mahama’s appointment as AU envoy 12th May 2021 Kumasi Online Somalia has rejected the appointment of former Ghanaian President John Mahama as the African Union’s (AU) special envoy to help mediate its political impasse with Kenya. Somalia argues that, the…
WORLD NEWS Cameroon jails transgender women for five years 12th May 2021 Kumasi Online Two transgender women in Cameroon have been sentenced to five years in jail for contravening homosexuality laws. Their lawyers say they were found guilty of “attempting homosexuality” as well as…
WORLD NEWS Nine dead after shooting at Russian school 11th May 2021 Kumasi Online At least nine people, eight of them children, have been killed by gunfire at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, reports say. A teacher also died in the…
WORLD NEWS Burkina Faso army ‘kills 20 jihadists in new push’ 11th May 2021 Kumasi Online At least 20 jihadists have been killed and four terrorists’ bases destroyed in Burkina Faso during the first week of an ongoing military operation, the army says. The army and…
WORLD NEWS Putin: Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine as reliable as AK 47 10th May 2021 Kumasi Online President Vladimir Putin has heralded Russia’s vaccine offering as “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle”. The comment was made during a video conference on Thursday with Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana…
WORLD NEWS Shocking: 9-month-baby born with teeth 10th May 2021 Kumasi Online A Shocking images of a 9month child having teeth has cause stir on social media. In the photos spotted by MyNewsGhana.net on social media, the baby is seen lying on…
WORLD NEWS Ethiopian former UN peacekeepers seek asylum in Sudan 10th May 2021 Kumasi Online More than 100 former United Nations peacekeepers from Ethiopia have sought asylum in Sudan. The group was part of a recently closed UN mission in Sudan’s Darfur region, and had…
WORLD NEWS Boko Haram Militants Invade Nigerian Capital, Abuja 10th May 2021 Kumasi Online The security situation in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is reportedly worsening with militants and bandits virtually ransacking the capital, Abuja. Multiple international and local media reports suggest that incumbent,…
WORLD NEWS Tanzanian city ‘running low on condoms’ 8th May 2021 Kumasi Online Tanzania’s south-western city of Mbeya is running out of condoms, councillors have warned – according to the country’s Mwananchi newspaper. The issue was reportedly raised at a meeting of Mbeya…
WORLD NEWS LRA commander is sentenced to 25 years 6th May 2021 Kumasi Online Dominic Ongwen, the Ugandan rebel commander who has just been sentenced to 25 years in jail, was the first former child soldier to be convicted by the International Criminal Court…
